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About Seashells
What are Seashells?
A shell is the most universally identifiable part of a creature known as a mollusk. Mollusks are invertebrate animals (think of a snail) with an unsegmented, basically symmetrical body, generally consisting of head, foot, visceral hump and mantle.
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Outdoor Play: A Great Way for Kids to Get Outside and Use Their Imagination
Some of the favorite activities among kids include; bubbles, inflatable bouncers and play sets, kites and wind spinners, outdoor furniture, playhouses and play tents, pools and water fun, and sandboxes and beach toys. Children can enjoy the same comfort that adults do when it comes to outdoor furniture. Whether it be having lunch at their favorite plastic or wooden picnic table or lounging back in their adirondack chair, it’s always fun for them to be just like mom or dad. Other adorable pieces of children’s outdoor furniture can include; playhouses (complete with doorbell and motion detector), patio sets (with umbrella, table and chairs), fabric patio chairs, plastic mushroom tables, play lemonade stands, plastic mailboxes, plastic stone benches and folding armchairs.
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Beach Wedding Favors
Wedding favors have become a necessary part of wedding planning. Wedding favors are small gifts from the bride and the groom to their guests during a wedding ceremony. Wedding favors express the gratitude of the couple. Beach wedding favors can express the vastness and beauty of the beach. There are different categories of beach wedding favors. Sliver beach wedding favors are elegant and classic with silver coasters, wine stoppers, wine-bottle openers as unique beach wedding favors. Edible beach wedding favors include personalized candy bars and cookies. One of the common beach wedding favors is seashell wedding favor which covers seashell coffee scoops, sea shell toothpicks, shell mint packs, etc. Other favors are beach themed coffee favors, beach sand pails, sand castles, flip flop candle favors, dolphin shaped wine stoppers, dolphin-shaped bottle openers, shell candle favors, beach chocolates and cookies.
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Searching for Seashells and Memories
Do you remember that feeling of excitement and wonder as a child when embarking on a new adventure? For me, this often meant outdoor activities like fishing, or when I was near one, a trip to the beach. The beach was the ultimate land of opportunity presenting new sea shell treasures with each incoming wave. Back then, life was simple, we looked at the world with innocent eyes, free from the complexities and misguided interpretations often associated with experience and maturity. Well, just as you had that feeling when you were young, your child still has yet to "outgrow" that wondrous feeling. Why not allow your child every opportunity to build lasting memories during his/her precious youth?
My daughter loves going to the beach looking for sea shells. She carries her little bucket gathering "pretty shells" always making sure to stay a couple steps ahead of me, ensuring her first opportunity at all the washed up treasures.
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Back to School Show & Tell
One thing you can count on during the first days of school is the inevitable question of "What did you do over the summer?" Here are a few creative ways to describe your summer experiences for the first edition of Show and Tell. Seashell Memories
Capture every fun moment of summer vacation on seashells. If you didn't get a chance to go to the beach, don't worry-most craft and hobby stores sell bags of seashells. Use acrylic paint and a clean paintbrush to paint pictures inside the shells. My son's summer shells feature an octopus in the ocean (from snorkeling-we didn't actually see an octopus, but he wishes he had), a colorful clown from a friend's birthday party, an airplane in the clouds, and the night sky filled with stars and a bright crescent moon.
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Top 10 Beginning Collector Shells
1. Conch Shell - The conch is the common name applied to many species of mollusks. Most conchs live in colonies and are found in sand and grassy areas. They are sometimes called.....
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SENSATONAL SEASHELLS
During the summer months, art shows are a common occurrence every weekend on the green in downtown Milford, Connecticut. As I leisurely walk down the isles during one of these shows I suddenly spot them. Several items are skillfully created with, it seemed, every kind of shell there is.
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Habitats of Marine Mollusks by Province
The majority of the Earths oceans and seas are interconnected. However, land masses, ocean currents, water temperatures, and differences in salinity act as barriers for most marine mollusks. While some species may exist all over the world, some are restricted to certain regional habitats called Provinces.
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Habitats of Mollusks by Depth
The depth of water plays a crucial role in the habitat of mollusks. For the depth affects the temperature and plant life, both crucial for survival. Most mollusks can only survive in certain depth habitats, while others are may move about freely.
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How Shells are Named
Shells are named using Systema Natuae which was developed by Swedish naturalist Karl Linne. This system gives each species a two part Latinized name consisting of genus and species. A genus name is like a persons surname.
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Classification of Mollusks
All mollusks have soft bodies. In fact, Mollis is Latin and Malakos is Greek for soft. The study of mollusks is known as Malacology. Most mollusks develop hard shells to protect them from their hostile environment.
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